Recent Tweets- New Jersey has become Wonderland and Chris Christie is our maniacal, "infallible" Queen of Hearts. "Off with his head!" #nj #edu #drpa #fb
- @lanyrd awesome! keep up the good work!
- While the Places feature on @lanyrd is great, it really needs to be ordered by distance from my location. Map optional. #gis #geo
- Added #macurisa 2010 to Lanyrd, a directory of conferences. http://lanyrd.com/2010/macurisa/
- @rasputinaxp Indiana Jones wannabe.
Tag Archives: Virtual Earth
Google making Map Maker data available for download
OSM needs to spend more time fostering a community outside of the devoted submitters. What is going to prevent Google from offering up a GIS service akin to the Virtual Earth on ArcGIS platform currently being offered by ESRI and Microsoft? Continue reading
Posted in Data, ESRI, Google, Microsoft, Web Mapping
Tagged ArcGIS, Google Map Maker, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Virtual Earth, Volunteered Information
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Behind the Maps: 180-degree HD viewer
On the Channel 9 blog, Mark Brown shows off a video featuring Virtual Earth on a 20 foot tall, HD display with a 180-degree field of vision. I want one.
Virtual Earth looking to partner for data
Virtual Earth is looking to partner with state and local governments to share geospatial data, specifically aerial photography. From their announcement: Why should we publish our imagery in VE? GoVE supports the data sharing goals of many public sector organizations … Continue reading
Posted in Aerial Photography, Data, Web Mapping
Tagged Aerial Photography, Data Sharing, Government, Partnerships, Virtual Earth, Web Mapping
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